Published 10:00 pm, Friday, October 12, 2007

Just months after high-end New York matchmaker Janis Spindel called on Seattle to find a bride for a Vancouver millionaire, another New York firm, the Millionaire Connoisseur's Club, is seeking a local lady for a millionaire they call "Mr. Seattle."

"He's really looking for someone who's not just looking for money," said matchmaker Torrie Tiernan, 23.

The gentleman filled out a 48-page profile and paid a one-time fee of at least $50,000 (guaranteeing a serious relationship) or $100,000 (for marriage), plus search expenses.

Nearly 100 women were set to talk with Tiernan and assistant Sadie Bascom, 21, in small groups at the Sorrento Hotel, but the hotel switchboard had been burning up with more interest. Already, others had been cut -- too young, too old or not a fit.

Lindsey Meyer came on a fluke, for fun. But mostly, the women were on a mission.

"Now the man. Is he a workaholic? Because I just got out of that," said an assertive divorcee, 44, who worried about sounding like a gold-digger.

Cindy Adkins dates frequently and wants to get married but isn't meeting the right men.

"I think there's a type of guy in Seattle who thinks he would like to be with an independent, successful woman, but then they don't want the reality," said Adkins, 43, an attorney.